Woolwich notes travel and town changes
A Woolwich column recounts a four hour 14 mile trip with F S Head and family, detailing stops in Rockland Camden Belfast Searsport Winterport and Bangor, praises hosts Mrs L F Morse and Arletta Potter, and notes future plans for longer excursions. It also reports residents Glenwood Siegars and Arthur Hatch moving into Covel and Anderson houses and Capt. Frank Dingley in command of the Hockemoeck during vacation.
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Rockland
F. S. Head
Woolwich
Camden
Penobscot
Belfast
Searsport
Stockton
Winterport
Bangor
Waterville
L. F. Morse
Ash
Ticonic
Augusta
Hallowell
Gardiner
Potter and
Rice
Glenwood Siegars
Covel House
Arthur Hatch
Anderson House
Dresden
Frank Dingley
Hockemoeck
Ray Rockers
Bath
Arrowsie Bridge
Rogers
Fred II
Carlton
A. B. Compt
Cambridge
Maryland
B. G. Potter
The
Independent
Portland
Blood Remedy Claims Endless Cures in Medical Ad
An advertisement asserts that blood disorders cause a wide range of ailments from eruptions to rheumatism and claims a superior blood remedy with an unparalleled cure record. The copy emphasizes universal efficacy and urges trial of the product as a universal medicine.
Local notices from Sanford and Bath area community life
Hood's Sarsaparilla offered in liquid form or Sarsatabs 100 doses for 1 dollar in Sanford for a few weeks. People move, visit, hunt, and fish with reports of corn husking gatherings, foxes caught, a lost work horse, and local trips to Bath and Portland Harbor. Captains, anglers, teachers, and townsfolk are mentioned alongside measles, illnesses, and hospital visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Westport News Remembering 5th Anniversary Reception
Rev BE L Sawyer and wife celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary with a chapel reception. Guests contributed numerous gifts including a willow rocker, table cloths, berry dishes, a glass water pitcher, a bread board, a tumbler doily set, a stewing kettle, and cash. District Sept Phelan spoke and refreshments followed. Travelers and locals noted various visits and upcoming events in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
BE. L. Sawyer
Center
South End
North End
H. S. Shea
J. S. Knight
Geo. Chase
Machias
R. P. Colby
William P. Colby
Fred Greenleaf
Fred Siegars
Chester Greeleaf
C.L. Cromwell
Nettie Colby
R. Beaton
L. Fowle
Della Holmer
Mr Stilwell
S. E. Cromwell
R. T. Greenleaf
S. C. Hodgdon
J. Gove
Horace Greenleaf
Chestina Greenleaf
Ernest Colby
Chas
Rayden
Lawrence Colby
A. E. Gove
Chester Fielding
Mary Cates
East Machias
Lacey Knight
Jennie Clark
Lebanon
Eben Goodrich
Phelan
Dresden Notes on Local Visits and Departures
Mrs. Clara McNeal and her daughter Edna returned home by boat last Saturday after weeks visiting friends in town. Miss Hattie Bliss of West Bath, teaching locally, spent the weekend with the Call family. Annie McDonald of Gardiner recently visited home for a few days. Geo. Norton, currently employed locally, has been working.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford
John ‘Trussell
Captain Cook
Winnie Small
Capt
Mains
Bath
Frances Emery
Chebeague Island
Portland Harbor
C. W. Oliver
Roscoe P. Todd
Boston
W. C. Todd
Villa Ss. Jones
Burnside Powers
Riggsville
Riggsville School
Agnes
Jones
George Rowe
Rigesville
Ferris Leonard
Auburn
Charles Moore
Portland
Thomas McLaughlin
Farmington
Albert Ready
Salem
Mass
James Brookings
Wiscasset
J. H. Jewett
Evangelist E. A. Corbett
Providence
KR. T
A. J
Woolwich
Clara McNeal
Edna
Hattie Bliss
West Bath
Chas
Call
Annie McDonald
Gardiner
Geo. Norton
Scott's Emulsion Ad Promotes Savings Bank Sketch-Book
An old newspaper advertisement for Scott's Emulsion by Scott & Bowne lists 409 Pearl Street New York and promotes a savings bank and a child's sketch-book, each containing eight Good Luck Pennies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bend Itc
Our Beat Savings Bank
Scott & Bowne
Pearl St
New York
West Bath Notes On Farming And Winter Preparations
Fred Bubier readies his sawing machine for winter orders from neighbors. Poultry raisers prepare flocks for Thanksgiving markets as egg shortages push prices up. Hunters abound with partridges in season. High pork prices may push farmers to expand hog production next year. Rockweed gathering continues for orchard care. A heavy white frost and the coldest morning of the season marked the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bubier
West Bath
A. H. Donnell
Death of Captain Greenleaf I Hawley at Colon
News reached Captain James W. Hawley of the death of his brother Captain Greenleaf I Hawley at Colon. A 48-year-old son of the late George Hawley, he spent years as a sea captain of schooners, later with the Baltimore and Savannah Steamship Co, and for five years served as head stevedore for the government at Colon. He leaves a widow and two children, with three brothers and two sisters listed as survivors. The body will be brought to this city for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Hawley
Greenleaf I Hawley
Colon
George Hawley
Baltimore and Savannah Steamship Company
J. W. Hawley
Bath
George
Barnstead
N. H
John F
Boston
Fred Klippell
Charles F. Pratt
Georgetown Ship Yard Echoes of Berry Era
The Georgetown site at Robin Hood Cove, once a thriving shipyard used by Gen. Joseph Berry, now ships lumber products from two mills. Old weathered bed logs remain as relics of past clippers while the schooner Harold J. Berry operates in Bath tied to the Kennebec lumber trade. The Woods school remains closed temporarily due to the local shutdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinhood Cove
Joseph Berry
Harold JL. Berry
Bath
Kennebec
Woods
Bowdoin Residents Share News of Local Visits
Mrs. Sarah Rideout returned Saturday from Lewiston where she visited relatives. Albert Hall aged 87 last October 30 and Bowdoin's oldest resident received a gold headed cane from a Boston newspaper. Hall was born on his current property and remains an invalid with rheumatism. Mrs. Charles Kellam of Lewiston visited Bowdoin relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Rideout
Lewiston
Albert Hall
Bowdoin
Boston
Mr. Hall
Charles Kellam
No Shade No Shine November Catarrh Cure Ad
An English author notes November as bleak and Americans suffer catarrh. The piece promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a constitutional remedy that can eradicate scrofula and catarrh and prevent consumption, calling it America’s Greatest Medicine for America’s Greatest Disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
America
Dean's Regu lats Promise Easy Constipation Relief
A vintage health ad touts Dean's Regu lats as a mild bowel stimulant. One dose is claimed to cure habitual constipation and the box is priced at 25 cents. Consumers are advised to ask their druggist for them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Directions for Colic Remedy for Horses
Directions describe Perry Davis painkiller to mix with water and molasses for treating horse colic. Use half the dose at first, then the remainder after fifteen minutes if needed. Available in quart, large bottle, and as 25 cent and 50 cent sizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Davis
Maine Central R R Timetable Bath 1909 Trains
In effect October 4 1909 Passer Trains Leave Bath for Skowhegan Belfast Bangor Bucksport Augusta Waterville Calais Washington county St John and more West for Portland Boston Montreal Quebec and west Branch lines to Rockland Lewiston Farmington Brunswick Sundays schedule and agent credits E Boothby passenger agent McDonald general manager Portland Me
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Bath
Skowhegan
Belfast
Bangor
Bucksport
Augusta
Waterville
Calais
Washington County
Vanceboro
St. John
Bar Harbor
Foxcroft
Greenville
Mattawamkeag
Fabyan
Lancaster
Portland
Boston
Bridgton
Bartlett
Rockland
Lewiston
Farmington
Brunswick
All Points East
E. Boothby
Ape
McDonald General
Ana
Anemia warning and a girl's recovery with pink pills
A Rutland Vermont girl recovered from early anemia with Dr Williams Pink Pills after headaches and dizzy spells. The ad claims the pills purify and build blood and cites other cures and a free booklet on blood diseases. Pills sold by druggists or mail order from Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia V. Monahan
Granger Street
Rutland
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
Belle Blair Petition Notice Published in Bath Probate Court
Sagadahoc county Maine notice in the Bath Independent announces a probate petition for Bell Blair, with a December 7 1909 hearing at 9 o clock in Bath. The order directs publication three weeks to inform interested persons to show cause why the petition should not be granted. James S Lowell, Judge of Probate, attested by Cyrus W Longley, Register.
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Sagadahoe
Court of County Commissioners
Bath
Woolwich
Sanford L, Fogg
Sanford L
Ark A
State OF Maine
sTobate Court
Sagadahoc
Belle Blair
Minden
Middlesex
Massachusetts
Robert Blair
Russell Blair
Georgetown
Sagahahoc County
Seth Oliver
George E. Hughes
Maine
Said
James 8
Lowell
Cyrus W. Longley
State OF
Frederick A. Willis
Louisa M. Willis
Frederick A. Willis Samabilee
James
Savanahoc
Reed
James S. S
Cyrus W. . Longley
Register
Valeria FE
Kingsbury
Lydia G. Kingsbury
Blanche H. Kingsbury
Philip Kingsbury
Cottage Park
John A. Jones
Edmund M. Warren
Calvin Cromwell
Meadow Street
Snagadahoe Registry of
Albert B. Murphy
Valeria E. Kingsbury
Noore
Bat
Aiorrus W. Longley
Blood Bitters and Oils Promised for Various Ailments
Heavy impure blood is said to cause a muddy complexion and ailments while Burdock Blood Bitters claim to enrich and purify the blood. Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil is touted as a cure for croup and other dis eases, with Mrs Whiteacre and Dean's Ointment cited for skin conditions and itching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
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Allie Hinckley
John W. Cummings
Thomas Blaisdell
Alfred J. Rowe
Five Islands
Bertha K. Avery
Miss Flossie Russell
Chauncey Lewis
M. E. B. Hagan
Willis Brewer
Southport
George Hanna
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Westport
Andrew McCotlhim
Bowdoinhanm
Williard M. Colby
Isle of Springs
Adella Holmes
East Lebanon
E. L. Sawyer
R. T. Beaton
Co. L. Cromwell
Pilgrim
Bowdoinham
Arthur Stilwell
Scott
Bors
Greenleaf TI
Hawley
Maine Central RR
Vermont
R. T. Felix Gouraud
Haut
Reidents
Rath
JF Upton
Winneganeee, Me
Siz T
Richmond
Farrin St
Tel
Democrat
Concord
N & W C Covel
Lakda
Ai Brown
Wilbur Brown
Washington Statate
Board of Selectmen
People’s Ferry Company
George A. Waiker
George M. Stinson
George W. Shaw
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